Support for shade rollers and curtain and drapery rods



D. FiRESTONE 1,903,728

APERY RODS April 11, 1933.

SUPPORT FOR SHADE ROLLERS AND CURTAIN AND DR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 931

D. FIRESTONE 1,903,728

APERY RODS April 11, 1933.

SUPPORT 4 FOR SHADE ROLLERS AND CURTAIN AND DR Filed Nov. '7, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .rlllvfl gwumko'a firesia n e pavz Patented Apr. 11, 1933 .UITED s TENT DAVID FIRESTON E, OF CAN TON'yO HIO Application filed November 7, 1931.

This invention relates to supports for window shades, curtains and draperies and has for one of its objects to provide a novel device of this character which shall be adapted to support a plurality of shade rollers at the top vof a window, which shall be adapted to support a shade roller at or close to the transverse center of the window, and which shall be adapted to support curtain and drapery rods at thetop of the window.

The invention has for a further object to provide a device of the character stated which shall embody angular attaching members adapted to be firmly secured in the upper 1nner corners of a window frame without the aid of nails or screws, shade roller brackets rigidly secured to the attaching members for arrangement within the wlndow frame on the application of the attaching members, and shade roller and curtain and drapery rod brackets secured to the attaching members for arrangement at the inner side of the window frameon the application of the attaching members, the arrangement of the brackets permitting a shade to be supported w1th1n and a shade-to be supported inwardly of the window frame.

The invention hasfor a further, object to provide a device of the character stated wherein the shade roller and curtain and drapery rod brackets shall be secured to the attaching members for adjustment toward and away from each other and for adjustment toward and away from the window frame 5 whereby to permit the roller to be made of any desired length and whereby to permit the roller and shade to be arranged at the desired distance from the window frame.

The invention has fora further object to provide a device of the character stated which shall embody bars extending downwardly from the attaching members and provided at their lower ends with brackets to the end that a shade roller may be supported at or near the transverse center of the window frame. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and-arrangement of parts herei after fully described andclaimed, and

Serial No. 573,684.

illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a view in front elevation illustrating the application of the support;

Figure 2 is a view partlyin horizontal section and partly in plan of the window frame and support;

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of one of the units of the support and a fragmentary portion of the window frame in vertical section;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line 4:4 of Figure 2, and

igure 5 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on the vertical planes indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

The shade roller and curtain and drapery rod support comprises attaching members 1 of angular formation for application inthe upper corners of a window frame. The attaching members 1 which are made from ber 4 of a window frame 5, and the Vertical arms 3, the horizontal arms being adapted to be secured to the lower side of the top member 4 of a Window frame 5, and the vertical arms being adapted to be secured to the inner sides of the side members 6 of the window frame.

The horizontal arms 2 are provided at their lnner ends and near said ends with upwardly directed prongs 7 for engagement with the top frame member 4, and the vertical arms 3 are provided at their lower ends and near said ends with outwardly directed prongs 8 adapted to engage in the sideframe members 6, the prongs being struck up'from the arms. Screw threaded rods 9 are secured to the inner end portions of the horizontal arms 2, and screw threaded rods 10 are secured to the lower end portions of the vertical arms 3. The rods 9 and 10 of each attaching member 1 extend from the arms 2 and 3 tion of each other, and are connected by a turnbuckle 11. The rods 9 and 10 and the turnbuckle 11 of each attaching member 1 provide means through the medium of which the arms 2 and 3 may be moved upwardly and outwardly with relation to each other so as to embed and holdthe prongs 7 and 8 in the direcembedded in the frame members 4 and 6. As the prongs 7 engage the frame member 4, and as the prongs 8 engage the frame members 6, the attaching members 1 are firmly secured in the corners of the window frame 5.

Brackets 12 rigidly secured, as at 13, to the vertical arms 3, extend horizontally outward from these arms so as to be arranged within the window frame 5 on the application of the attaching members 1 to the window frame, the brackets being adapted to support a shade roller within the top portion of the window frame. Flat bars 14 are secured to and extend horizontally inward from the arms 2, and secured to the inner ends of the bars are bars 15 which carry brackets 16 adapted to support the shade roller at the top and inwardly of the window frame The bars 14 are positioned against the lower sides of the horizontal arms 2, and are held sar in contact with the arms by lugs 17 which are struck up from the arms and which contact with the side edges and the under-sides of the bars.

The lugs 17 secure the bars 14 to the horizontal arms 2 for adjustment inwardly or outwardly with relation to the attaching members 1 so as to position the shade roller brackets 16 at the required distance from the inner side of the window frame 5. The bars 14 are secured in adjusted position by bolts 18 which extend downwardly from the horizontal arms 2 through longitudinal slots 19 in the bars, and by thumb nuts 19 which a re engaged with the bolts and contact with the lower sides of the bars.

The bars 14 have their inner portions bent upwardly and then downwardly to provide loops 20 for the reception of the flat bars 15. The bars 15 extend transversely of the bars 14 to arrange them in parallel relation to the inner side of the window frame 5, and they are adjustable'on the bars 14 in a direction to permit the bracket 16 to be moved toward and away from each other so as to adapt these brackets for the reception of the shade roller of any desired length. The bars 15 are secured in adjusted position by bolts 21 and thumb nuts 22, the bolts passing through the loops or guides 20 and through slots 23 extending longitudinally of the bars 15.

The bars 15 are provided at their remote ends with downwardly directed extensions 24 which carry the brackets 16 and lugs 25 and 26, the brackets and lugs being formed integrally with the extensions. The bracket 16 and lug 25 of each bar 15 are directly opposite each other, and the lug 26 of each bar is located above the bracket and the other lug. The lugs 25 are located laterally beyond the bracket 16, and are adapted to support a cur tain rod. The lugs 26 are located laterally beyond the lugs 25 and are adapted to support a drapery rod.

Flat bars 27 are secured to and extend downwardly from the vertical arms 3, and are provided at their lower ends with inwardly directed brackets 28 adapted to suport a shade roller inwardly of the meeting rails 29 of the upper and lower sashes 3O ant 31 of the window. The bars 27 are secured by machine screws 32 to the vertical arms 3 at points between the brackets 12 and the rods 10, and to permit the bars to be secured at this point to the arms the former are provided with notches 33 for the reception of the rods 10. The screws 32 detachably secure the bars 27 to the vertical arms 3, and in view thereof the bars may be removed from the attaching members 1 when it is desired not to use the middle shade roller.

As the brackets 12, 16 and 28 and the lugs 25 and 26 are of well-known construction, a detail description thereof is deemed unneces- IY' From the foregoing description, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, it should be apparent that to apply the shade roller and curtain and drapery rod support it is only necessary to position the attaching members 1 in the upper corners of a window frame and to then rotate the turn buckles 11 in directions to move the arms 2 and 3 of the attaching members in the direction of the top and side members of the window frame. This movement of the arms 2 and 3 embeds the prongs 7 and 8 in the window frame members, and the prongs are held embedded in such members by the turn buckles 11. The application of the attaclr ing members 1 positions the brackets 12 within the top portion of the window frame, positions the brackets 16 at the inner sides of the window frame and positions the brackets 28 inwardly of the meeting bars of the window sashes, these brackets permitting the use of an upper outside shade, an upper inside shade and a lower shade which may be independently adjusted so as to screen the entire or only a portion of the window.

If desired the lower shade may bepulled down to screen the lower portion of the window and the upper shades may be raised to permit air to enter the room over this shade. As the brackets 16 may be adjusted toward and away from the window frame the inside upper shade may be spaced at any desired distance from the window frame, the spacing of this shade from the window frame permitting the room to be ventilated while this shade is lowered. As the bracket 16 and the lugs 25 and 26 at one side of the window frame are adjustable toward and away from the corresponding parts of the other side of the window frame, shade rollers and curtain and drapery rods of any desired length may be used.

While I have described the principle of the invention, together with the structure which I now consider the preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that the structure shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made, when desired, as fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A support as set forth comprising in combination an L-shaped bracket, prongs adjacent the end of each leg of the bracket, a turnbuckle disposed between the ends of the bracket legs, movement of the turnbuckle in one direction spreading the free ends of the legs apart and forcing the prongs into the confronting face of a window frame, a shade bracket dependingly carried by one leg of the first bracket, opposed guide members carried by the other leg of the first bracket, a slotted L-shaped support engaging between the guide members, a bolt carried by the other leg of the first bracket and engaging through the slotted support, and a second shade bracket engaging the L-shaped support.

2. A support as set forth comprising in combination, an L-shaped bracket, prongs adjacent the end of each leg of the bracket, a turnbuckle disposed between the ends of the bracket legs, movement of the turnbuckle in one direction spreading the free ends of the legs apart and forcing the prongs into the confronting face of a window frame, a depending member secured to one of the le s of the bracket and having a laterally 0556i, portion engaging about one end of the turnbuckle, and a shade bracket carried by one end of said member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

DAVID FIRESTONE. 

